On Friday morning, the principal of Atlantic Coach High sent students’ families a message, saying school officials were informed of a social media post from a student threatening a shooting at the school.
A student was taken into custody Friday after allegedly making a social media threat aimed at Atlantic Coast High School, according to the principal.– A student was taken into custody Friday after allegedly making a social media threat aimed at Atlantic Coast High School, according to the principal.
News4JAX spoke briefly to the principal, who said that the threat was “unfounded,” but the student accused of making the social media was being arrested. Later, another message was sent out to all families of Duval County Public Schools students, confirming that school police arrested the student within three hours of becoming aware of the post.“It is not something that is unusual. It was a threat to shoot the school.
According to the principal, additional police, administrators and security were on campus, and video captured Duval County school police arriving on the scene in the morning. “I was freaking out. I was wanting to make sure my daughter was OK. I know school shootings can be very serious,” the parent said. “I was sitting here, waiting to hear from someone from the school, letting me know what is going on just to make sure she was OK, and she keep texting me through the whole situation, letting me know what was going on.”Parents of Atlantic Coach High students were told that they were welcome to pick up their children and that absences would be excused.
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